Basic Searching
Do a little search and you will find the best way to search in Google
http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
http://directory.google.com/
Search for msn/yahoo/altavista/hotbot
but then you have to understand the Boolean Logic before hand. Searches for pages are most successful when you can construct search strings that accurately describe what you're looking for. Boolean logic is composed of operators and modifiers.
For starters"AND" Connects multiple keywords. When used between two terms, both of them must appear in the document. For example, use resume AND programmer AND java to look for the resume of a Java programmer.
"OR" Finds one of 2 or more keywords. Use this operator when there is more than one word that describes a term or several different skills are synonymous. For example, use oracle OR sql OR sybase to look for someone with one of those skills.
"NOT" Excludes a keyword. Use this operator to eliminate certain documents from your results. For example, use resume NOT posting to look for documents that mention resume but do not include the word posting.
"NEAR" Finds terms close to each other on a page. Use when looking for words that should appear close to one another. For example, use unix NEAR administrator to find pages that contain the phrase UNIX administrator or UNIX system administrator.
" " Defines an exact phrase. Use when you want a specific phrase to appear in a document. For example, use "Lotus Notes" to look for documents about that particular application.
( ) Defines a subset of a search. Use them to group strings together so it is clear which terms are related. For example, use (resume OR vitae) AND (ultrix OR aix) to look for a resume or curriculum vitae for someone with experience with either Ultrix or AIX.
* Wildcards retrieve keywords with the same root. Use when there are several different similar words that might appear in a document. For example, use pharmaco* to find pages that mention pharmacology, pharmacodynamics or pharmacognosy.
http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
http://directory.google.com/
Search for msn/yahoo/altavista/hotbot
but then you have to understand the Boolean Logic before hand. Searches for pages are most successful when you can construct search strings that accurately describe what you're looking for. Boolean logic is composed of operators and modifiers.
For starters"AND" Connects multiple keywords. When used between two terms, both of them must appear in the document. For example, use resume AND programmer AND java to look for the resume of a Java programmer.
"OR" Finds one of 2 or more keywords. Use this operator when there is more than one word that describes a term or several different skills are synonymous. For example, use oracle OR sql OR sybase to look for someone with one of those skills.
"NOT" Excludes a keyword. Use this operator to eliminate certain documents from your results. For example, use resume NOT posting to look for documents that mention resume but do not include the word posting.
"NEAR" Finds terms close to each other on a page. Use when looking for words that should appear close to one another. For example, use unix NEAR administrator to find pages that contain the phrase UNIX administrator or UNIX system administrator.
" " Defines an exact phrase. Use when you want a specific phrase to appear in a document. For example, use "Lotus Notes" to look for documents about that particular application.
( ) Defines a subset of a search. Use them to group strings together so it is clear which terms are related. For example, use (resume OR vitae) AND (ultrix OR aix) to look for a resume or curriculum vitae for someone with experience with either Ultrix or AIX.
* Wildcards retrieve keywords with the same root. Use when there are several different similar words that might appear in a document. For example, use pharmaco* to find pages that mention pharmacology, pharmacodynamics or pharmacognosy.
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